The four Logic Dogs daily puzzles from August 26, with every clue written out, a step-by-step walkthrough, and the final answer.
Each puzzle is a row of locations (Park, Beach, Trail, and so on). Every location holds exactly one item from each category, and the clues tell you how the items relate. Try a puzzle in the game first and open the walkthrough if you get stuck; solutions stay hidden until you click. The longest walkthrough on this date is the 6x6 Hard puzzle, at 43 steps. Difficulty ratings compare each puzzle with every other puzzle of the same size and level, and the hardest daily puzzles so far have their own page. New to these puzzles? Read how to solve logic grid puzzles or the guide to every clue type.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Ping Pong
Clues
The golden retriever is having a walk at the park
Someone is playing tuba at the hockey game
One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs
The border collie likes eating donuts
The baseball game is at the beach
The hot dog stand is at the park
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Trail, Ping Pong at the Park, Trumpet at the Trail, Cattle Dog at the Beach.
Clue 1: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The baseball game is at the beach” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 6: “The hot dog stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “Someone is playing tuba at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Tuba must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments; Puck must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Trail.
Clue 3: “One dog is playing clarinet and eating hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Guitar goes at the Beach.
Clue 4: “The border collie likes eating donuts” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food; Border Collie must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Akita
Border Collie
Instruments
Clarinet
Guitar
Trumpet
Tuba
Junk Food
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Hamburger
Donut
Sports
Ping Pong
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
4x4 Hard: Puzzle #2061
9 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 15 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 58% of all 2,500 4x4 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
Every location gets exactly one item from each category:
Dogs: Akita, Border Collie, Cattle Dog, Golden Retriever
Instruments: Clarinet, Guitar, Trumpet, Tuba
Junk Food: Donut, Hamburger, Hot Dog, Ice Cream
Sports: Baseball, Ping Pong, Puck, Tennis Ball
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Instruments
Junk Food
Hamburger
Sports
Tennis Ball
Baseball
Clues
The donut stand is not at an edge
The golden retriever is at the park or the trail
The cattle dog is next to the hot dog stand
The border collie is next to the hamburger stand
The guitar could not be heard at the hockey game
The akita likes eating hamburgers
A clarinet could be heard next to the baseball game
Someone is playing trumpet at the tennis game
The ping pong game is not next to the akita
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Hamburger at the Park, Baseball at the Lake, Tennis Ball at the Park.
Clue 1: “The donut stand is not at an edge” Given what we know so far, Donut can't be at the Lake.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is at the park or the trail” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach or Lake.
Clue 4: “The border collie is next to the hamburger stand” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs.
Clue 6: “The akita likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Golden Retriever goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Lake.
Clue 3: “The cattle dog is next to the hot dog stand” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Donut goes at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Ice Cream goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “A clarinet could be heard next to the baseball game” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Clue 8: “Someone is playing trumpet at the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Trumpet must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 9: “The ping pong game is not next to the akita” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Puck goes at the Beach.
Clue 5: “The guitar could not be heard at the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Guitar must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
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Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Dogs
Akita
Border Collie
Golden Retriever
Cattle Dog
Instruments
Trumpet
Tuba
Clarinet
Guitar
Junk Food
Hamburger
Donut
Hot Dog
Ice Cream
Sports
Tennis Ball
Puck
Ping Pong
Baseball
6x6 Easy: Puzzle #2061
23 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 39 solving steps.
●●○○○Difficulty 2/5: easier than 69% of all 2,500 6x6 Easy puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The tuba music and the garlic patch are at the same location
The border collie is having a walk at the farm
The hockey game is at the farm
Zinnias are growing at the farm
The pizza stand is at the park
The ping pong game and the garlic patch are at the same location
The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are diagonally adjacent
The ping pong game is left of the piano player
Irises are growing next to the french fries
The pepper patch is left of the tennis game
The turnip patch and the french fries stand are at the same location
The akita is left of the flute music
The turnip patch and the baseball game are at the same location
Someone is playing flute at the soccer game
The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the hockey game
The cabbage patch is next to the donut stand
The poppy garden and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The broccoli patch is at the trail
Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the snow
The sheltie is having a walk at the trail
Chrysanthemums are growing at the park
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Lab Mix at the Lake, Tuba at the Beach, Ice Cream at the Beach.
Clue 1: “Someone heard a dog playing saxophone at the farm” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 2: “The golden retriever is having a walk at the park” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 4: “The border collie is having a walk at the farm” Given what we know so far, Border Collie must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Clue 5: “The hockey game is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other sports.
Clue 6: “Zinnias are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Zinnia must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 7: “The pizza stand is at the park” Given what we know so far, Pizza must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 20: “The broccoli patch is at the trail” Given what we know so far, Broccoli must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Clue 21: “Someone heard a dog playing clarinet at the snow” Given what we know so far, Clarinet must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other instruments.
Clue 22: “The sheltie is having a walk at the trail” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other dogs.
Clue 23: “Chrysanthemums are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Chrysanthemum must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 3: “The tuba music and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 8: “The ping pong game and the garlic patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Ping Pong must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 9: “The golden retriever and the cosmo garden are diagonally adjacent” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other flowers.
Clue 10: “The ping pong game is left of the piano player” Given what we know so far, Piano can't be at the Park.
Clue 12: “The pepper patch is left of the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Pepper can't be at the Snow or Farm; Tennis Ball can't be at the Park.
Clue 13: “The turnip patch and the french fries stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Park; French Fries can't be at the Trail.
Clue 14: “The akita is left of the flute music” Given what we know so far, Akita must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other dogs; Flute can't be at the Park.
Only one location is left open. Cattle Dog goes at the Snow.
The Park still needs one of the instruments, and only one of them can go there. Guitar goes at the Park.
Clue 15: “The turnip patch and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip can't be at the Farm; Baseball can't be at the Park or Trail.
Clue 13: “The turnip patch and the french fries stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, French Fries can't be at the Farm.
Clue 16: “Someone is playing flute at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Park or Snow.
The Park still needs one of the sports, and only one of them can go there. Football goes at the Park.
Clue 17: “The hot dog stand is catty-corner to the hockey game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other junk food.
Clue 11: “Irises are growing next to the french fries” Given what we know so far, Iris can't be at the Lake.
Clue 13: “The turnip patch and the french fries stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 15: “The turnip patch and the baseball game are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Soccer Ball goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Snow.
Clue 16: “Someone is playing flute at the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Piano goes at the Lake.
Clue 18: “The cabbage patch is next to the donut stand” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables; Donut must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. Hamburger goes at the Trail.
Only one location is left open. Carrot goes at the Farm.
Clue 19: “The poppy garden and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Iris goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Show the final answer
Park1
Beach2
Trail3
Lake4
Snow5
Farm6
Dogs
Golden Retriever
Akita
Sheltie
Lab Mix
Cattle Dog
Border Collie
Flowers
Chrysanthemum
Cosmo
Iris
Dahlia
Poppy
Zinnia
Instruments
Guitar
Tuba
Flute
Piano
Clarinet
Saxophone
Junk Food
Pizza
Ice Cream
Hamburger
French Fries
Hot Dog
Donut
Sports
Football
Ping Pong
Soccer Ball
Baseball
Tennis Ball
Puck
Vegetables
Pepper
Garlic
Broccoli
Turnip
Cabbage
Carrot
6x6 Hard: Puzzle #2061
25 clues, 3 pre-filled squares, 43 solving steps.
●○○○○Difficulty 1/5: easier than 96% of all 2,500 6x6 Hard puzzles, measured by the length of the walkthrough.
The guitar music and the cabbage patch are at the same location
The sheltie likes eating hamburgers
The donut stand is at the farm
Dahlias are growing next to the hot dogs
The cosmo garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location
Someone heard a dog playing flute at the farm
The hot dog stand is next to the tennis game
The broccoli patch is next to the zinnia garden
Cosmos are growing at the park
The hot dog stand and the baseball game are at most 3 locations apart
The soccer game and the iris garden have two locations between them
Saxophone music is coming from the cosmo garden
The lab mix is at the park, trail, or snow
The turnip patch and the zinnia garden are at least 4 locations apart
The poppy garden and the cattle dog are at knight's move distance
Poppies are growing at the farm
The carrot patch is left of the golden retriever
The piano music and the baseball game are at knight's move distance
The cabbage patch is left of the border collie
The ice cream stand and the soccer game are at symmetric positions around the center
The sheltie is playing hockey
The zinnia garden is equidistant from the sheltie and the garlic patch
The border collie is not next to the soccer game
The hot dog stand is next to the clarinet music
The football game is equidistant from the carrot patch and the lab mix
Show the step-by-step solution
Start with the pre-filled squares: Zinnia at the Beach, Pizza at the Lake, Guitar at the Beach.
Clue 3: “The donut stand is at the farm” Given what we know so far, Donut must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other junk food.
Clue 6: “Someone heard a dog playing flute at the farm” Given what we know so far, Flute must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other instruments.
Clue 9: “Cosmos are growing at the park” Given what we know so far, Cosmo must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other flowers.
Clue 13: “The lab mix is at the park, trail, or snow” Given what we know so far, Lab Mix can't be at the Beach, Lake, or Farm.
Clue 16: “Poppies are growing at the farm” Given what we know so far, Poppy must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other flowers.
Clue 1: “The guitar music and the cabbage patch are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Cabbage must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other vegetables.
Clue 2: “The sheltie likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Sheltie can't be at the Lake or Farm.
Clue 4: “Dahlias are growing next to the hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog can't be at the Park; Dahlia can't be at the Snow.
Clue 5: “The cosmo garden and the hamburger stand are at the same location” Given what we know so far, Hamburger must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other junk food.
Clue 2: “The sheltie likes eating hamburgers” Given what we know so far, Sheltie must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other dogs.
Clue 7: “The hot dog stand is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Snow.
Clue 8: “The broccoli patch is next to the zinnia garden” Given what we know so far, Broccoli can't be at the Lake, Snow, or Farm.
Clue 11: “The soccer game and the iris garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Soccer Ball can't be at the Trail, Lake, or Snow.
Clue 12: “Saxophone music is coming from the cosmo garden” Given what we know so far, Saxophone must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other instruments.
Clue 14: “The turnip patch and the zinnia garden are at least 4 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Turnip must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other vegetables.
Clue 15: “The poppy garden and the cattle dog are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Cattle Dog must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other dogs.
Clue 18: “The piano music and the baseball game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Baseball can't be at the Park.
Clue 19: “The cabbage patch is left of the border collie” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Beach.
Clue 20: “The ice cream stand and the soccer game are at symmetric positions around the center” Given what we know so far, Ice Cream must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other junk food; Soccer Ball must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other sports.
Clue 7: “The hot dog stand is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Tennis Ball can't be at the Farm.
Clue 11: “The soccer game and the iris garden have two locations between them” Given what we know so far, Iris must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other flowers.
Clue 21: “The sheltie is playing hockey” Given what we know so far, Puck must be at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other sports.
Clue 23: “The border collie is not next to the soccer game” Given what we know so far, Border Collie can't be at the Trail.
Clue 24: “The hot dog stand is next to the clarinet music” Given what we know so far, Clarinet can't be at the Snow.
Clue 22: “The zinnia garden is equidistant from the sheltie and the garlic patch” Given what we know so far, Garlic must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other vegetables.
Only one location is left open. Broccoli goes at the Park, which rules out the Park for the other vegetables.
Clue 17: “The carrot patch is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever can't be at the Beach or Trail.
The Beach still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Akita goes at the Beach.
The Trail still needs one of the dogs, and only one of them can go there. Lab Mix goes at the Trail.
Clue 25: “The football game is equidistant from the carrot patch and the lab mix” Given what we know so far, Carrot must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other vegetables; Football must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Tennis Ball goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Pepper goes at the Lake.
Clue 7: “The hot dog stand is next to the tennis game” Given what we know so far, Hot Dog must be at the Beach, which rules out the Beach for the other junk food.
Only one location is left open. French Fries goes at the Trail.
Clue 4: “Dahlias are growing next to the hot dogs” Given what we know so far, Dahlia must be at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other flowers.
Only one location is left open. Chrysanthemum goes at the Lake.
Clue 10: “The hot dog stand and the baseball game are at most 3 locations apart” Given what we know so far, Baseball must be at the Snow, which rules out the Snow for the other sports.
Only one location is left open. Ping Pong goes at the Farm.
Clue 17: “The carrot patch is left of the golden retriever” Given what we know so far, Golden Retriever must be at the Farm, which rules out the Farm for the other dogs.
Only one location is left open. Border Collie goes at the Snow.
Clue 18: “The piano music and the baseball game are at knight's move distance” Given what we know so far, Piano must be at the Lake, which rules out the Lake for the other instruments.
Only one location is left open. Clarinet goes at the Trail, which rules out the Trail for the other instruments.